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Unusual Attractions in Hanksville

Hanksville, Utah

Mars Desert Research Station

A Mars simulation in the southern Utah desert.

Hanksville, Utah

Carl's Critter Garden

This outsider art paradise is filled with dinosaur sculptures crafted from recycled machinery.

Hanksville, Utah

Kathline Rock View Area

This roadside stop between Goblin Valley is the perfect location to view some of the region's natural wonders.

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Goblin Valley State Park

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

13 miles from Hanksville

Factory Butte

A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

23 miles from Hanksville

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Private Trip: Tracking Utah's Tiny Owls

Alongside an expert avian biologist, experience one of the most secretive owl species in North America.

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